Birdy, “Portraits.” Even though she’s a songwriter, Birdy first drew attention for her majestic, understated covers. Ten years after she burst on the scene with her cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love” at 15, she’s releasing her fifth album. Portraits finds Jasmine van den Bogaerde moving into new dimensions…

Birdy, “Young Heart.” It’s hard to believe Birdy is only 24 because her voice and style have sounded so mature since an international breakthrough, an intimate cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love,” nearly a decade ago. But on her newest album, Young Heart, British singer-songwriter Jasmine van den Bogaerde…

Clockwise from top left: Diana DeMuth, Kurt Baker, Blake Rose, Birdy, The Inoculated Canaries and Chloe Flower. Every week, there’s a plethora of new music at our fingertips. Artists on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp are plentiful, and the radio offers a steady deluge of new singles, but who…